Under-caffeinated hippopotamus
@ellenjyd.bsky.social
The human equivalent of a grumpy hippopotamus.
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Operation Metro Surge is not making Minnesota safer. Today's announcement is a step in the right direction, but we need a faster and larger drawdown of forces, state-led investigations into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and an end to this campaign of retribution.
With the immediate removal of 700 federal agents from Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan put the total number of agents remaining in the state at approximately 2,000.
That’s still a dramatic increase from the normal immigration and enforcement staffing in Minnesota of around 150 agents.
That’s still a dramatic increase from the normal immigration and enforcement staffing in Minnesota of around 150 agents.
Live: Border official Tom Homan announces hundreds of agents will leave Minnesota
White House border czar is negotiating with local officials on a deal for county jails to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Operation Metro Surge is not making Minnesota safer. Today's announcement is a step in the right direction, but we need a faster and larger drawdown of forces, state-led investigations into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and an end to this campaign of retribution.
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watch us, bitch
This is an absolute threat. “You’re not going to stop ICE. You’re not going to stop Border Patrol.”
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
watch us, bitch
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A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
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NONE OF THEM KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT
Tariffs are dumb
Being unvaccinated is dumb
Unpasteurized milk is dumb
Ending foreign aid is dumb
Tax cuts for billionaires are dumb
Ending renewable energy is dumb
Being anti immigration is dumb
They don’t have a single good idea and all they look dumb
Tariffs are dumb
Being unvaccinated is dumb
Unpasteurized milk is dumb
Ending foreign aid is dumb
Tax cuts for billionaires are dumb
Ending renewable energy is dumb
Being anti immigration is dumb
They don’t have a single good idea and all they look dumb
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
NONE OF THEM KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT
Tariffs are dumb
Being unvaccinated is dumb
Unpasteurized milk is dumb
Ending foreign aid is dumb
Tax cuts for billionaires are dumb
Ending renewable energy is dumb
Being anti immigration is dumb
They don’t have a single good idea and all they look dumb
Tariffs are dumb
Being unvaccinated is dumb
Unpasteurized milk is dumb
Ending foreign aid is dumb
Tax cuts for billionaires are dumb
Ending renewable energy is dumb
Being anti immigration is dumb
They don’t have a single good idea and all they look dumb
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
In the age of Grok making on demand child porn I need companies serving kids to change their photo waivers. It was always ridiculous to add into a safety and liability waiver and now it’s nonsensical and incredibly unsafe.
February 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
In the age of Grok making on demand child porn I need companies serving kids to change their photo waivers. It was always ridiculous to add into a safety and liability waiver and now it’s nonsensical and incredibly unsafe.
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Disgust aside, I am downright astonished by the extent to which these geriatric pervs felt inclined to communicate their every intrusive thought.
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Disgust aside, I am downright astonished by the extent to which these geriatric pervs felt inclined to communicate their every intrusive thought.
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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
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We need an eviction moritorium now. Today the judge in the lawsuit against DHS did not issue a preliminary injunction to halt Operation Metro Surge. While we are not done with litigation, this is deeply troubling for our community that will continue to suffer.
January 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
We need an eviction moritorium now. Today the judge in the lawsuit against DHS did not issue a preliminary injunction to halt Operation Metro Surge. While we are not done with litigation, this is deeply troubling for our community that will continue to suffer.
I’ve seen more ppl biking in the last hour than the whole past two weeks. The thaw is coming!
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I’ve seen more ppl biking in the last hour than the whole past two weeks. The thaw is coming!
Had to step out of the room while the kids watch Elio to go cry at the Voyager "hello from the children of planet Earth" recording. So, we're all doing great here.
January 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Had to step out of the room while the kids watch Elio to go cry at the Voyager "hello from the children of planet Earth" recording. So, we're all doing great here.
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Minnesota needs an eviction moratorium and small business relief yesterday. Everyone normal person I know is giving more than they can afford, cutting their work time to volunteer etc. but we can't do it all. Institutional philanthropy and state gov't are failing big time on this.
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Minnesota needs an eviction moratorium and small business relief yesterday. Everyone normal person I know is giving more than they can afford, cutting their work time to volunteer etc. but we can't do it all. Institutional philanthropy and state gov't are failing big time on this.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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Anyone else obsessively checking the weather and telling themselves 'just a few more days'? On top of everything this long stretch of brutal cold has been...whew.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Anyone else obsessively checking the weather and telling themselves 'just a few more days'? On top of everything this long stretch of brutal cold has been...whew.
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The only reason Homan replaced Bovino as the face of the occupation is because his lies are more polished and he doesn’t dress like a member of the Third Reich in public. But the policies and the state instigated violence remain unchanged.
CNN: How did we get to a place where we had Bovino having Border Patrol agents stopping citizens in interior of the country, asking them ID, creating fear? Who made the decisions to allow this kind of operation to proceed?
HOMAN: The reason for the massive deployment is bc of the threats & violence
HOMAN: The reason for the massive deployment is bc of the threats & violence
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The only reason Homan replaced Bovino as the face of the occupation is because his lies are more polished and he doesn’t dress like a member of the Third Reich in public. But the policies and the state instigated violence remain unchanged.
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
My kid has discovered “Eye of the Tiger.” Send help.
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM
My kid has discovered “Eye of the Tiger.” Send help.
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With rent due on Sunday, we need to support each other in every way possible. While we work to demand an eviction moratorium, and to secure rental assistance funding, please contribute to support our neighbors in need of assistance as well. Donate here: gofund.me/5a161e807
Donate to Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families, organized by Sara Huelle
"While ICE wants to disappear us, you are finding us."
-Letter… Sara Huelle needs your support for Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families
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January 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM
With rent due on Sunday, we need to support each other in every way possible. While we work to demand an eviction moratorium, and to secure rental assistance funding, please contribute to support our neighbors in need of assistance as well. Donate here: gofund.me/5a161e807
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"I find myself wondering if I still have a home here in Minnesota, in America, in the world of the people who get to decide who is valuable and who is not, who belongs and who does not, who lives and who dies."
- Kao Kalia Yang, one of the best writers in MN and in the rest of the universe
- Kao Kalia Yang, one of the best writers in MN and in the rest of the universe
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
"I find myself wondering if I still have a home here in Minnesota, in America, in the world of the people who get to decide who is valuable and who is not, who belongs and who does not, who lives and who dies."
- Kao Kalia Yang, one of the best writers in MN and in the rest of the universe
- Kao Kalia Yang, one of the best writers in MN and in the rest of the universe
But the Olympics are gonna go great.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
But the Olympics are gonna go great.
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"Liberals need to get out of their media bubble."
Motherfucker, I cannot get you right-wing morons to stop talking. I cannot get you to shut up. I hear every fucking conspiracy theory, self-serving lie, and cruel grift. I'm not in a leftist bubble, I'm fucking *handcuffed* to far-right media.
Motherfucker, I cannot get you right-wing morons to stop talking. I cannot get you to shut up. I hear every fucking conspiracy theory, self-serving lie, and cruel grift. I'm not in a leftist bubble, I'm fucking *handcuffed* to far-right media.
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"Liberals need to get out of their media bubble."
Motherfucker, I cannot get you right-wing morons to stop talking. I cannot get you to shut up. I hear every fucking conspiracy theory, self-serving lie, and cruel grift. I'm not in a leftist bubble, I'm fucking *handcuffed* to far-right media.
Motherfucker, I cannot get you right-wing morons to stop talking. I cannot get you to shut up. I hear every fucking conspiracy theory, self-serving lie, and cruel grift. I'm not in a leftist bubble, I'm fucking *handcuffed* to far-right media.
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935